Seminar Capital Market Research (271022)

Seminar Fact Sheet

General Details
Title Seminar Kapitalmarktforschung
Course number(s) 271022
Offered Winter term 2025/26
Course availability Winter and summer term
General topic Capital Market Research

Target group / Area

BSc WiWi PO 2017: Areas business (BWL)

Number of participants 20
Language German or English
Location Internal seminar
Industry partner No
Timetable Block event
Completion of term paper During the term
Requirements and Support
Objectives In this empirical seminar, students investigate capital market related research questions by applying numerical software (e.g. Python or R). Subsequently, results are evaluated economically and presented scientifically.
Prerequisites BWL III
Introductory course to academic research

We offer an introductory course into research, scientific writing, LaTeX, Python and R, held at the beginning of the lecture period. It is structured as an in-person presentation series (with hands on excercises and ample room for your questions). Details are available here on our website. If this is the first paper/thesis you write with the IBF, participating in the introductory course is mandatory. Alternatively, we offer the methodological introduction as an online ILIAS-course. It is available on demand (any time during the term and also after the binding registration). Nevertheless, we highly recommend attending the in-person course at the start of the term.

Formal guidelines Guidelines for the preparation of scientific papers are available in Stud.IP.
General literature

Berk, J. B., & DeMarzo, P. M. (5. ed. 2019). Corporate finance. Pearson Education.

Brooks, C. (2014). Introductory econometrics for finance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Basic literature to introduce each topic Yes
Methodology An empirical research or a simulation study.
Software Python or R (other software on request)
Recommended word processing software LaTeX or Microsoft Word 
Page count 13 (group of 2), 16 (group of 3), 19 (group of 4)
Meeting(s) to discuss outline Multiple meetings are possible.
Performance requirements / Evaluation

Attendance during the presentation session is required. The final grade comprises of the written paper and a final presentation.

 

Examiner Prof. Dr. Dierkes
Contact person M.Sc. Leon Schulting
Group work and topic allocation
Group work Required
Group size 2 - 4
Group formation Based on preferences.
Topics Available topics will be announced at an introductory sessions. Further information can be found in Stud.IP.
Topic allocation Based on preferences.
Type of (advance) registration PDF form sent via e-mail (available in Stud.IP).
Schedule
Pre-registration / Application -
Kick-off-meeting 13.10.2025
Topic assignment 22.10.2025
Binding registration until 06.11.2025

Beginning of seminar paper writing time

07.11.2025
Submission of seminar paper 19.12.2025 (six weeks after the beginning of the writing time)
Submission of presenation No later than one day before the presentation.
Presentations CW 3, presumably on 13.01.2025.
Additional Notes

Further information and materials will be published on the module's Stud.IP page.